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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.011.005 Uniform, Sports	This uniform was worn by George Saling during the 1932 Olympics. Saling, a resident of Corydon, Iowa, won the Gold Medal for the 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 14.6 seconds. Prior to racing in… Read More
2018.011.006 Shoe, Track	These track shoes were worn by George Saling during the 1932 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, California. Saling, a resident of Corydon, Iowa, won the Gold Medal for the 110 meter high hurdles with… Read More
2018.011.007 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows the scoreboard at the 1932 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, California. The scoreboard shows the results of 110 meter high hurdles race. George Saling, a resident of Corydon,… Read More
2018.011.009 Clipping, Newspaper	This clipping contains George Saling's personal account of his track career. Saling, a resident of Corydon, Iowa, won the Gold Medal for the 110 meter high hurdles during the 1932 Olympic Games held… Read More
2018.012.001 Brick	This brick was taken from the foundation of the Henderson Lewelling house in Salem, Iowa, which was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Content can be used with the following standards: 5th grade SS… Read More
2018.012.002 Adobe	This piece of adobe was part of the original foundation of the John Todd House located in Tabor, Iowa. The house was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Runaway slaves hid in a closet on… Read More
2018.012.003 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows a protest march that occurred in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1963. On November 2, 1963, 300 people gathered at Central Park in Fort Madison, Iowa for a protest march. Led by local… Read More
2018.012.004 Sign	Members of Davenport's Catholic Interracial Council carried this sign at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the… Read More
2018.012.005 Print, Photographic	This is a photograph of some of the members of the Cedar Rapids Chapter of the NAACP. This chapter became inactive during the Great Depression, but was reactivated in 1942 after African Americans… Read More
2018.012.006 Print, Photographic	From 1968 to 1976, the Fort Madison NAACP fought plans to widen Highway 61 in a route that would remove many homes owned by Mexican and African Americans who could not buy homes elsewhere in Fort… Read More
2018.012.007 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows Iowa Governor Harold Hughes signing the Fair Housing Bill into law in 1967. Before the Fair Housing Bill was passed, the Iowa Legislature passed a law to establish a Civil… Read More
2018.012.008 Flier, Political	In 1966, Cecil Reed of Cedar Rapids became the first African American Republican to serve in the Iowa legislature. This flier encouraged Iowans to vote for Reed. Content can be used with the… Read More
2018.012.009 Motel	The Motel Sepia was opened by Cecil Reed, Iowa's first African American Republican Legislator, and his family in 1953. The motel one of only a dozen lodging establishments in Iowa that accepted… Read More
2018.012.010 Wallet	This wallet belonged to Samuel Joe Brown, an Iowa attorney who fought for civil rights. Brown began his legal career in Buxton, Iowa, working with noted black attorney George Woodson (co-founder of… Read More
2018.012.011 Portrait	This is a portrait of Grace Morris Allen Jones, who was an educator and advocate in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jones was born in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1876, and raised in Burlington. In 1891… Read More
2018.012.012 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows Grace Morris Allen Jones with her husband, Laurence Jones, and their two sons. Grace Morris Allen Jones was born in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1876, and raised Burlington. In 1891, she… Read More
2018.012.013 Tile, Roof	These roof tiles were taken from a building in Buxton, Iowa. Buxton was a mining town founded in 1895 by the Consolidation Coal Company (CCC), which supplied the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. The… Read More
2018.012.014 Check, Miner's	Miner's checks, also known as lamp checks, tokens, or tags, were used by mining companies to keep track of how many workers were in a mine in case an accident occurred. This miner's check was used in… Read More
2018.012.015 Padlock	This padlock was used in the mining town of Buxton, Iowa. Buxton was a mining town founded in 1895 by the Consolidation Coal Company (CCC), which supplied the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. The… Read More
2018.012.016 Pitcher	This small pitcher, possible part of a child's tea set, was used by a resident of the mining town of Buxton, Iowa. Buxton was a mining town founded in 1895 by the Consolidation Coal Company (CCC),… Read More
2018.012.017 Marble	This marble comes from the mining town of Buxton, Iowa. The marble was possibly used by the child of one of the town's miners. Buxton was a mining town founded in 1895 by the Consolidation Coal… Read More
2018.012.018 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows one of the mines located near Buxton, Iowa, Mine #13. Buxton was a mining town founded in 1895 by the Consolidation Coal Company (CCC), which supplied the Chicago and… Read More
2018.012.019 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows a group of Buxton, Iowa, residents standing outside of the town's Mt. Zion Church. Buxton was a mining town founded in 1895 by the Consolidation Coal Company (CCC), which… Read More
2018.012.020 Bottle	This bottle came from the mining town of Buxton, Iowa. Buxton was a mining town founded in 1895 by the Consolidation Coal Company (CCC), which supplied the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. The… Read More
2018.012.021 Button, Protest	This button displays the slogan "Black Power." The Black Power movement, which was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, emphasized racial pride and the promotion of the values and interests of African… Read More